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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Henry say that no one ever dies in Paris?
(a) No one stays long enough to die.
(b) Paris never forgets imbecils.
(c) People in Paris only drink wine.
(d) You can read the names of famous people written on walls.

2. How does Henry say Moldorf hears his own voice?
(a) He hears the whisper of the breeze.
(b) He hears the pounding of the suft.
(c) He hears the monotone of the telegraph lines.
(d) He hears a roar while others hear a squeak.

3. What emotion does Claude arouse in Henry?
(a) Lust
(b) Indifference
(c) Hate
(d) Pity

4. When Henry is writing about Claude, of whom is he really thinking?
(a) Fanny
(b) Mona
(c) Germaine
(d) Tania

5. How does Henry picture Serge's lazy slut of a wife?
(a) As an emaciated American woman with no ambition.
(b) As a fat American lying on the sofa eating bon bons.
(c) As a would-be writer with no talent.
(d) As an intelligent, hard working American woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Henry feel ill when he opens the door of the commune?

2. What is Henry's metaphor for his artistic suffering?

3. How does Henry say he knows Nanantatee?

4. What is Henry's paranoia at Sylvester's house?

5. What does the young Hindu do that upsets the madame?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry see the cheap whores at the corner of Rue Amelot?

2. What is the scene at the beginning of the novel and how does it set up the condition Henry is in while in Paris?

3. Why does Henry go so often to the American Express office?

4. In relating his experience with the young Hindu, what is Henry expressing about his own beliefs?

5. What does Serge promise in lieu of a big Russian meal each day?

6. What lie does Henry tell the Cronstadts when they invite him to join their meal?

7. Describe Henry's friends in Paris.

8. How does Henry contrast a merry-go-round and the Germans?

9. Explain how Kelpi makes his living.

10. What is Henry's bright idea to get at least one free meal a day?

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